Many companies don’t hire well for sales rep roles or even at executive level such as for a CRO or for a VP of Sales role.  They focus too much on teachables rather than on unteachables.  That’s one of the many mistakes to avoid. Dan Ross, the SVP of Commercial…  Read More >

Here is a comprehensive list I’ve used to develop my sales teams:   Prospecting Outbound Calling Skills Email Prospecting Inbound Lead Prospecting Capitalizing on peak selling time and knowing the peak times Understands key prospecting insights Prospecting into inbound leads Developing Multi-touch & Multi-channel prospecting cadence Effective LinkedIn Prospecting Consultative…  Read More >

Several years ago, Jason Lemkin at SaaStr wrote the post “What a Great VP Sales Actually Does. Where The Magic Is. And When to Hire One.” Recruiting – 20% of the time must be invested here the most important thing to do well for a Sales Leader is recruiting great…  Read More >

Some CROs / VPs of Sales (typically with lack of experience) tell their teams that to have 3x in the Pipeline (in terms of $ value) or 3x of the quota target / sales bookings goal. But this is a mistake. It’s not only a generalized way of looking at…  Read More >

When should sales managers focus on inspecting Opps during the Pipeline Review – higher up in the funnel (i.e. early) or later? Most sales managers engage later in the process when there is some problem with an Opportunity but by that point it’s too late. It’s natural to focus there…  Read More >

If you could only choose one for your company, would you hire the a) top sales management or b) top salespeople? This questions puzzles a lot of folks.  And the answer I hear most often is that having better sales reps is of a higher value to a company than…  Read More >

During a conversation with a company I advise, we were discussing coaching and compensation for the sales team.  This compelled me to share that those 2 are the fundamental levers for managing your sales professionals.  And I found that there are 6 “levers” in total that a VP of Sales…  Read More >

It’s time for a check-up – Q1 is over and it’s the right time for a quick sales health check-up and quickly do a “gap analysis” while performing these two assessments: Sales Execution & Performance – attainment of the Q1 sales number and sales team quota attainment Sales Strategy Assessment…  Read More >

Every VP of Sales has 3 key managing responsibilities and roles at the company: People manager: Build a successful sales team Customer manager: Provide exceptional customer experience Business manager: Attain the business and sales goals Sales Manager: Create and manage the system for the sales force Originally this was covered by…  Read More >